Pesto Chicken Pizza on Naan Bread ~ Pizza Night Made Easy!!!

Pizza night just got easier – thanks to Naan Bread from Tandoor Chef! This pesto chicken pizza on naan bread can be ready to stick in the oven in just 5 minutes flat. Keep reading to learn how to make it for your next family pizza night as well as to see additional naan bread pizza ideas.

Did you know that October is national pizza month? I didn’t either! My family doesn’t really need an excuse to celebrate pizza though. In our house, every Friday night is pizza night! In fact, my kids get quite annoyed if they don’t get homemade pizza on Friday. A couple of years ago, we tried to switch pizza night to Saturday and you would have thought we told them we were cancelling Christmas!

I love to make homemade pizza crust, but most Fridays that is just not an option. After a long day of work, the last thing either my husband and I want to do is to take the time to make a batch of pizza dough. After all, it’s not a quick process.

Fortunately, I discovered Tandoor Chef naan bread – it makes a yummy pizza crust! So my kids still get their homemade pizza on Fridays, and I don’t have to spend all evening in the kitchen.

One thing I love about making pizza using naan bread is that it cuts the baking time down to about 5 minutes. All you really need to do is melt the cheese and warm the ingredients. Homemade pizza doesn’t get much quicker than this!

One of my favorite pizzas to make on Friday nights is pesto chicken pizza on naan bread. Yum-O! And if you prep the veggies and chicken ahead of time, you can get your naan flatbread pizzas in the oven in just a few minutes.

A lot of times, I will do all the chopping the night before and then just set out the bowls of ingredients buffet style and let everyone make their own pizzas.

Storebought pesto is perfectly fine, but my basil pesto pizza sauce recipe takes just a few minutes to make and the taste is out of this world!

Basil Pesto Pizza Sauce Recipe

2 cups packed fresh basil leaves

1 cloves of garlic

1/4 cup walnuts

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tbs lemon juice

dash of sea salt

Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.

If you make this basil pesto pizza sauce recipe ahead of time, store it in the refrigerator with a thin layer of olive oil on the top to help keep it from browning.

This recipe makes about 1 cup of pesto.

Pesto Chicken Naan Bread Pizza Recipe Instructions

Top each naan flatbread pizza crust with a generous layer of pesto (really, can you ever have too much pesto?!) then top with the muenster cheese slices. You will have to tear the second slice into pieces to completely cover the naan bread.

Add the diced roasted red peppers and diced cooked chicken to the top of the cheese, evenly dispersing it to cover the entire pizza. Bake at 400 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melty and the ingredients are cooked through.

I bake mine for only 5 minutes because I want the cheese melted but not yet starting to brown. This ensures that the naan bread stays soft. If you like a crisper crust or golden brown cheese, let it stay in the oven a little longer.

Even More Naan Bread Pizza Ideas

Using Naan bread as the pizza crust makes it quick and easy to assemble your pizzas and get them in the oven. And because they are just the right size for 1 serving, everyone can make their own naan flatbread pizza with the toppings of their choice.

In addition to my idea to make pesto chicken pizza on naan bread, here are a few more naan bread pizza ideas you might want to consider for your next family pizza night…

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Has this post inspired you to make pizza using naan bread?

Then I have good news for you! For starters, until the end of October, you can enter Tandoor Chef’s Naan Better Pizza Contest for a chance to win $750 and free Tandoor Chef Naan Pizzas for a year. You just need to share your favorite naan bread pizza recipe to enter. You can enter that recipe contest here.

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Disclosure: I received free Tandoor Chef product vouchers to facilitate this pesto chicken pizza on naan bread post. No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own. Creatively Homemade is not responsible for prize fulfillment. The sponsor will send the prize directly to the winner.

I have used Naan bread before to make homemade pizzas. I used it to make buffalo chicken pizza. If I won I would make another buffalo chicken pizza again using buffalo sauce, chicken, and cheddar cheese. It is so tasty.

I haven’t ever made naan bread pizza. I do love naan bread though. I would probably come up with something new and creative with my fiancé. I like using parmesan on homemade pizzas and making my own pizza sauce. Sometimes we use spinach green peppers and turkey bacon.

I have never made naan pizza. That is a crossword puzzle word used a lot. I do the NY times Crossword Puzzle on Sundays. I will put a pizza sauce and and lots of different cheeses. Maybe add mushrooms.

(1) I have never made naan bread pizza?
(2) If I am the lucky winner – I would make the Hawaiian pizza – That is topped with pizza sauce, diced ham, pineapple chunks, onion, and several other awesome toppings. thanks

I have never used naan to make pizza, but I always love it with our chicken tikka masala and coconut curry. I think I would like to make a thai curry pizza with curry sauce, bean sprouts, cheese and red bell peppers. Thanks for the chance! 🙂

I’ve made naan bread pizza once or twice when I was really craving pizza and didn’t have anything else to use, but I prefer thinner crust pizza, so it’s not my crust of choice. I think the last pizza I made had feta, spinach, basil, onions and walnuts on it.

I have made naan bread pizza with red curry, caramelized onions, sautéed zucchini, and rotisserie chicken. No cheese, but feta would work. A fusion pizza definitely! Lol I woul use the coupons to make fast, healthy, and tasty meals.

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